The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-12-02
ET NEWS.

Aail negroes were Killed 10 Tie re
cent troubles at Thibodaux.
Tie mother Of ex.Lieut. Goyerno
Monitor died At Lafayette, Ia,
Thibodanx Seatiaez a disastronr
forest fire Is raging IN Coueordia par
ish5 jusi above Yidalia.
"A boiler explosion in . mill al
Plaqnemine, La, killed Mr.. Bates
tie oyerseeF and negro.
The steamer Chas. z. Choteau was
burned with 1850 bales Of cotton III
sunaoWer Landing, on the Mississippi
river, on Nov. Esd.
The Alexandria compress has 50 far
squeezed and shipped 2l9s bales Of
cotton, and expects TO handle at least
500 more before the season closes.
The pickets at the encampment Of
troops at Thibodaux we're fred upon
By unknown parties Thursday night
Of last week, but fortunately no one
was injured.
Louisiana Journal Track laying
on the North and South railroad IS
now within few miles of Homer.
The trains will be running to Homer
ia a few weeks.
Samuel [. Bartlett, an electrician
from New Orleans, and Sheridan L.
Wainman, recently manager Of the
Erie Telegraph and Telephone Co.,
had shooting affray Tuesday of last
week, in which both were seriously
wounded.
ST. Nary Reuiew: Last Monday
Scott Coleman, colored, wife and little
boy left town for home at bayou
Ramos in pirogue. Coleman was
drunk, aud when near Mrs. Young's
place the boat capsized, drowning him
and his wife, the little boy swimming
to the shore.
Wednesday of last week desper-
ate SIGHT took place at Lake Catherine,
on the Louisville and Nashville road,
between two negro section hands
named VIM. Robertson and Geo.
Thomas, during which Robertson was
shot twice in the stomach by Thomas,
who made his escape. Robertson will
not recover.
Southern Sentinel: By making
constant inquiries Of our planters, we
learn that the cotton crop has in
creased over last year, about Is per
cent, which would make the entire
crop of this parish, about three thons-
and bales. Oar people, as a rule, are
in much better financial condition
now, than they have been for four or
five years.
Wednesday night of last week, be-
tween the hours of u and 2 o'clock,
the magnificent gin belonging to GeraC
Bros. and Ed. BeIIerin, merchants of
Lafayette, was burned to the ground,
together with four cars of the South,
ern Pacific Company, two with forty,
two bales Of cotton and the others
with forty tons of cotton seed. The
gin, with the machinery and other
appurteDances, was one of the mos
complete in the State, and was entire
ly new.
Dispatches to the New Orleans Item
in regard to the injury done by tbr
Frost last week in the cane districts
state: The cane in the parish Of Pla
quemiBes, on the east banK, is unhurt
On the west bank the bud is general,
killed. All cane north of New Or
leans, except in fields favorably locat
ed in bends of the river, is likely t.
have both eyes and bad killed, ever
If thetop joints are not frozen through
Windrowing will be necessary, anr
the extent of the damage will depend
on the CELEBRITY of harvest work aut
on the weather."
Lafayette 4duertiser Conducto
Uttey, who brought in the east bount
passenger train last Saturday night
reports that glrl badly was left on thr
train by an unnatural mother between
Columbus and Houston, Texas. Tn
abandoned nntil a. ,ba TO-. III
Liberty. The .passsnosTs say the,
noticed a we'll drnrsa5 g. - -,
woman al,ont Ok 1eaTs ID ID ii 81 -
baby beyond Richmond, but did 10
notice where she left the train. Tb
child was well dressed and had q gao
supply Of fne cIotbes 80 ~, - J -,
toilet articles q battIe N ,r,iIF- -
Bounce vial Of paregoric, that bz
dc. Eaton d Bros, Drugs, Vistagli
Texas, blown on it.
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three yonng white man 1g fran1 = 10,
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